Ball-bearing and method of assembling same.



G. W. NOHDSTR UM. 'BALL BEARINGAND METHOD or ASSEMBLING SAME. v

' APPLICATION FILED DEC. ll, Hill.

Patented Sept. 24, 1918.

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STATES PATENT onn1o GEORGE w. noma'sraum, or onrcneo,1nnmors.

BALL-BEARING AND. METHOD OF ASSEMBLING SAME;

To allwhom it ma concern:

Be it known t "at I,Gnonon W. NonnsTnUM, a citizen of the United States, I'GSKL ing at'Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois,"have inventedcertam new and useful Improvements in Ball-Bearings and Methods of Assembling Same, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to ball-bearings, and more particularly to that type wherein a circular row of balls, separated by spacers travels in grooves formed on the mner an outer peripheries of a air of concentric rings. The principal ob ects of the invention are to provide a construction employing integral or one-piece rin s whereln 1t shall be possible to increase t' e number of balls that maybe used in given sizes and proportions of balls and rings over the number heretofore possible under the socalled eccentric method of assembling illustrated in Letters Patent to Conrad, No. 838,303, dated Dec. 11, 1906; to provide an improved unitary structure wherein the parts hold each other together against lateral strains; to provide an improved and simple method ofassembling the parts; and generally to improve the structure, durability, reliability and anti-friction qualities of ball bearings of this general type.

Other ob ects and advantages of the invention-wi be apparent to those skilled in the art-from the following detailed description, taken in connection'with the accompanying drawing wherein I have illustrated one practical and workable embodiment of the mvention, and also my new and improved methodof assembling the parts, and whereinv Figure 1 is a face view of an assembled bearing, with the" spacer ring nearest the observer omitted;

Fig. 2- is a diain'eitr'ic section on the line 22"of- Fig. 1, and including the spacer ririgthat is omitted-in Fig. 1,; 7

lg. 3 is an enlarged transverse section of a portion of the outer' rin'gon'the central longitudinal line of the notch of the latter; and

Figsfl, and 5 are perspective v.views illustrating the method of assembllng.

Referring to the drawing, 6 designates the outer 'ring that is formed on its inner eg oove or raceway 7 for a riphery with a series of steel ba ls 8, and 9 designates the innerring that is formed on its outer pe- Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Sept. '24, 1918. Application filed December 11,1917. serial No. eoasaa riphery with a similar groove or raceway 10 for the balls 8. The groove 10 of the inner ring 9 is continuous or uninterrupted throughout its full height andcircumfer ence, and one side of the groove 7 of the outer ring 6; is likewise .contlnuous or uninterrupted throughout its full height and circumference, while the opposite side of said groove 7 has formed therein a transverse, notch 11 that extends'fromthe face of the ring into the groove 7. The notch 11 has a transverse curvature conforming to the curvature of the balls 8, and preferably, and as herein shown, the inner end of this notch extends to the extreme bottom of the groove 7 as shown at 12 in Fig. 3, this point lying in the longitudinal median line of the groove. Furthermore, the notch is of such adepth'that it will serve. to admit a ball,

between the rings when the groove of the mnerr ng lies opposite the outer end and open side of the notch, as illustratedin' Figs. 4 and 5. It will further-be noted by refer once to Fig. 3 that the longitudinal median line of the wall of the notch, indicated at 13, is slightl curved, or, in other words, the notch is slightly concave from end to end.

Wh ile, wlththe structurede scribed, it is possible to introduce and use a limited number of balls by the eccentric method hereinbefore" referred to, I have devised and prefera'bl'y employ a different-method of assembling which, with given sizes and relative dimensions of rings and balls, enables a greater number. of balls to be usedzthan is possible with the eccentric methodof .assen'ibling. According to m improved method I first place Several of the 1 balls-5 four forinstance in that pa i tbfthe groove. 7- of the outer ring that lis opposite the notch 11. -The inner ring '9 is thnplaced 1 onsald b'alls in a position substantially eon-f, and. i s. u per bringing the groove 10 opposite the outer or entrance (and centric with the outer rin end is then tilted forwardly of the notch 11. Another ball is then placed between'the groove 10 and the notch 11, as

shown-inF ig. 4, whereupon the inner ring is tilted back 'into the plane of the'out'er ring, and thef b'all is-pu'shed' down one side or the other until it strikes" one of the end ballsof the row in the lower portion of the; groove same way until all of the balls have been entered. The inner ring can be tilted in this mannei so ltngf as t e ba lls *fintfliohslfiifh troducecl do not fill more than the lower half of the eircumfeneggoe .0 :t ;l1qm1'giQ OYQ S or trackways. Fig. 5 shows the ast ball of the series being-entered thnoughthe notch halts ifi'h'peiidfi'iflgs 16 an tire riv ted over at their (mas s sho n at 17. When the balls are thii'sftrlifornfly spat-ed, it is 1-mpos'silile for the inner mg to tilt relatively to the ent r ring 1111 f side tht ustsgj and consequentl in ossibie for any at the b tlls to est-apt While fa'velihg pve'st the nts'tthii Variationsiit Jform and relative I imef sioiiS of't'lie parts and other Thiho'r dtttis from these lierein" shown ma be inafglewitliout departing frdfn the; nib-stands of the inventiorii as defined in the ttppen'tletl 'lttii'ns'.

cl'gi-im': g 1; A inn-Beating, Comprising innemnd deter tings havin optQsdtxte'rtitn eta;

'- great being tilsci'uninteriiiiited throughout ring; while 'stibtitttiitittlly otieefittit wt its tun-tea t'ttfiti circum erence, an the; othr sias'o' "seid'l'ast ntttntaireovft having? a. traii'svei'seiidttih of Sillfi'tillfll aeptht s ts: mit a, benbetween sttfit'i rings when Sal Outer ring; istiltea'so tts to biing the, f i trance ilil of sate notch apposi e portloi t of theglooi'feo'fithejoth t of wl is min: 071112 I its u si t; and e other side well tofv said posi e h en ee Q se d s eme:

series of; ball's hetwiit emd. engaging; said,

rooves, end s teer tat-it; ttjtjt'i a te-it 1 is; lq t mta ring having an external groove or trackway are uninterrupted l thtouli l eight and circumference; am-onteexningr having 21!! internal groove or traokwayone side wall of which is unintennupted throughout its full height. anti; pirou nference, the other side Wall of said last fl'ti'ffied'gi iioveliwiii'ga transverse notch that extends at its inner pgl tothe bottogn of the en W d is of t ht to e i i a 5 .1 -T "dune it til said ifi ifi il f diiterfiiig o sptiit to tint-z; at to f 1 ts the entrants eta of said 115 11, at t at tails Bttteii and e tgtt mg 'stiid emote-s; :iiiii 'sfitrs' between Siild balls; I I l I 4. ball ljeai'fin'g"; comprising in inner ring having 'anzztrnal gtoove' o1=tittckway the s des of wh c jif uninterrup ed throughout their full height bireunifereiid, an outer ring" liali in aninteinzil groove or trt't kw'a one side Wttl of which is uninterriiiited t ifoiigljio it it' fiill ei htens circitmfefefice, the ,ot mime-t1 gioojehai in gt zi tlfalli ers note that extends to tititiifjvediihe tron one fa-of-tlie the. entranoe @n of stti rl notoh; .3, series, of 'linlls between n ijid ga1n said grooves,

I edinet 051501. menuf e? n. T i lie e Q g Plm gi'od 'sl or rtrtwkw ys t sid s twli tht unintefiuiited li irfiitghout their full? height- 'cifouiii eienoe engept foresingle tt'etns Qllllflditl llfougli one sitieief; one: gijooi e a nun er nfibellgjflessihflt l number t he; s used) 1 i115 the grooveolt'th outer ring, placing the inner lz nggoih.

seigl su stantiall eonoentiric with-gth iitei ting sai inner ring; sale to said out er of, said notch onposite e gortiqn of the gr oove oit the other g, inserting their remaining bell of bells through; said .pptgh and restert- 0 id i plene .ef d en e n t n m ye ngteia em b fifl he bal s to distributelthem around the nnee' wey forme by said grooves.

an inner I" toficttttit, with sttid ion. at its steely. rin'fi to bring the entifanoeend iii) lit 

